Which audio jack?

[rkroning]

My PC has 6 audio input jacks. I don't know which one to use for my simple basic speakers.  

[banhien]

@rkroning

Now I know your machine. Please do not open new messages. It has the following ports at its back:

Back I/O ports

Figure : Back I/O ports

1. USB 2.0: 4
2. LAN (Ethernet)
3. DVI-D
4. DVI-I
5. Audio center/subwoofer
6. Audio rear speaker out
7. Audio side speaker out
8. Audio line-in
9. Audio line-out
10. Microphone

As you can see: depending on the set of your speakers you can use all 3 ports 5, 6, 7 or just port 7 for two speakers with a plug similar to

               

Regards.

[mdklassen]

Socket #9 is your "ordinary" left/right stereo output.  Start there.

Thanks to @banbien for the pictures.

[banhien]

@mdklassen

I think for #9, you need speakers with built-in amp. I may be wrong.

Regards.

[rkroning]

My  plug is different, small and simple, with green plastic material; also, my set of six jacks is different, oriented horizontally, not vertically.

[banhien]

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@rkroning wrote:

My  plug is different, small and simple, with green plastic material; also, my set of six jacks is different, oriented horizontally, not vertically.

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Hi,

But they must have color coded, The image shown is from machine specs. You can turn your head side way to see the same layout.

Regards.

[mdklassen · Accepted solution]

>> I think for #9, you need speakers with built-in amp. I may be wrong.

No, you're not wrong; you are correct, for a multi-speaker "surround-sound" setup.

 > My  plug is different, small and simple, with green plastic material.

It is DELIBERATE that your plug is colour-coded as GREEN -- the same colour as socket #7.

[rkroning]

But socket #9 is green, not #7.  I found a different picture, I think from HP, that shows the six jacks, numbered 1throuh 6, with jack #5 colored green.